Lot #34/09 Shifts and expedients of camp life, travel and exploration by W.B. Lord & Thomas Baines

Lot #34/09 Shifts and expedients of camp life, travel and exploration by W.B. Lord & Thomas Baines. A bible for travellers & explorers of the mid-1800s, with tips on wilderness survival from setting up a shelter, to tying knots. Based on Baines' experiences in Africa & Australia and Lords' experiences in Asia & India. Illustrated with sketches & diagrams by Thomas Baines. "Africana Reprint Library" vol. 3. Johannesburg, Africana Book Society, 1975. Reduced facsimile reprint, with new foreword. 8vo. Hardcover. Dust jacket. Pp. xvi,iv,(i),734, frontispiece, illustrations. Dust jacket rubbed at head & foot of spine, some foxing in the text. Good+ Reserve price: R550.00 bids welcome